HOT TOPIC – REFUGEES AND MIGRATION

CONTENTS

Links to the UN SDGS

Global Perspectives and Action

Australian and Local Perspectives and Action

One World Centre Library Resources

LINKS TO THE UN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

SDG 16: Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels.

Relevant targets include:
By 2030, provide legal identity for all, including birth registration.
Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms, in accordance with national legislation and international agreements.
For learning objectives, teaching methods and projects for SDG16 click HERE

SDG 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries.

Relevant targets include:
By 2030, empower and promote the social, economic and political inclusion of all, irrespective of age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion or economic or other status.Reduce inequality within and among countries
Facilitate orderly, safe, regular and responsible migration and
mobility of people, including through the implementation of planned and well-managed migration policies.

UN SDGs – World’s Largest Lesson Materials

Lesson: ‘Holiday Bag or Get Away Bag’ (Ages 6-12): http://cdn.worldslargestlesson.globalgoals.org/2016/07/Holiday-Bag-or-Get-Away-Bag-English-.pdf
Learning Outcomes:
•To understand the impact that fleeing from a desperate situation would have on someone’s life
• To empathise with situations that others find themselves in
Lesson: “Migration is Part of Our Shared History” (Ages 8-12, UK focus): http://cdn.worldslargestlesson.globalgoals.org/2016/07/Migration-as-part-of-our-shared-history-.pdf
Lesson: “Children on the Move” (Ages 5-18): http://cdn.worldslargestlesson.globalgoals.org/2016/07/Children-on-the-move-.pdf

GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES AND ACTION

UN NEWS TOPIC – MIGRATIONS AND REFUGEES

Up to date news from around the world on the topic: Migration and Refugees. https://news.un.org/en/news/topic/migrants-and-refugees

UNHCR – TEACHING ABOUT REFUGEES

http://www.unhcr.org/teaching-about-refugees.html
ONLINE GAMES
“AGAINST ALL ODDS”: http://www.playagainstallodds.ca/

AUSTRALIAN AND LOCAL PERSPECTIVES AND ACTION

RCA – REFUGEE WEEK

Refugee Council of Australia: http://www.refugeeweek.org.au/
Refugee Week 2019 VIDEOS: https://www.refugeeweek.org.au/refugee-week-videos/
Download updated Teachers Resource Kit from HERE: https://www.refugeeweek.org.au/refugee-week-resources/

AHRC – Australian Human Rights Commission

‘Face the Facts’, AHRC (updated 2015): https://www.humanrights.gov.au/education/face-facts
Refugees and Asylum Seekers Resources, AHRC: https://www.humanrights.gov.au/face-facts-asylum-seekers-and-refugees
RightsED Australia as a Nation: Race, Rights and Immigration.
“Australia as a nation – race, rights and immigration is a unit of work that explores Australia’s development as a nation throughout the 20th Century with a particular focus on the changing experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, migrants, refugees and asylum seekers. In this unit, students have the opportunity to develop their understanding of the impacts of racism and discrimination, investigate the racist and anti-racist actions of citizens and governments, and learn about the lives of ethnic and cultural minorities in Australia.” Year: Year 6 (11 years and up). Subject: History. https://www.humanrights.gov.au/our-work/education/publications/rightsed-australia-nation-race-rights-and-immigration

WORLD VISION

World Vision Australia, Get Connected – Issue 8 – Migration – People on the Move
Download Issue 8 of Get Connected here: https://www.worldvision.com.au/get-involved/school-resources/detail/get-connected-migration—people-on-the-move
The Refugee Journey: https://www.worldvision.com.au/get-involved/school-resources/detail/the-refugee-journey

EDMUND RICE CENTRE – ASYLUM SEEKERS AND REFUGEES

Education Resources: Activities for Students – Asylum Seekers and Refugees. http://www.erc.org.au/refugee_education_resource

ROADS TO REFUGE 

Teaching Ideas, Roads to Refuge. http://www.roads-to-refuge.com.au/resources/teaching-ideas.html

ABC EDUCATION RESOURCES

Search “Refugees” on the ABC Education Page.

ASYLUM SEEKER RESOURCE CENTRE

SCHOOLS PROGRAM: https://www.asrc.org.au/home/our-services/how-we-help/community/schoolsprogram/

 

ONE WORLD CENTRE LIBRARY RESOURCES

SIMULATION GAMES

SURVIVAL AND HOPE
This is a board game about refugees, suitable for middle
and upper primary and lower secondary classes as well as
youth and community groups. Its purpose is to allow players to gain some understanding of what it is like to become a refugee and why people are sometimes forced to leave their homes and their countries. Students play the game on a board, aiming to achieve re-settlement in another country or voluntary repatriation. Some of the hazards of the journeys are explored.
THE GREAT ESCAPE
This game is taken from Amnesty International UK’s human rights education pack ‘Freedom’. It is about a group of refugees escaping to freedom. Participants are confronted by a series of human rights dilemmas that they have to try to resolve by consensus. The aims of this game are: to introduce participants to human rights; to develop knowledge and understanding of democracy, legal and human rights and responsibilities, systems of justice and skills in communication and working with others.